Barton farm flying high as record endangered lapwings breed ( www.bbc.co.uk )
A farm is celebrating a record number of breeding pairs of lapwings, a bird red-listed as being of conservation concern in the UK.
The birds first began nesting at Lark Rise, a 400-acre arable farm, near Barton and Comberton in Cambridgeshire in 2018.
The farm is managed by the Countryside Regeneration Trust (CRT), a Cambridgeshire-based national charity promoting nature-friendly farming.
It said five breeding pairs arrived at Lark Hill this year, which was two more than 2023, and they managed to successfully fledge nine chicks.
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